Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

